Mummy and daddy have been talking a lot over the last few weeks about some kind of virus that is spreading across the whole world. They have been saying it’s made a lot of people very ill and some people have even died from it. This makes me very sad as I know what it’s like to be poorly and it’s not very nice at all, as you know when I was a baby and on the streets I got an infection and it got so bad that by the time I was rescued it was so bad they had to remove my eyes. Mummy says that washing helps to stop the virus spreading and so I hope that everyone is being a bit more like us cats, always washing a bit of ourselves before sleeping and then washing another bit. I’ll make sure that I wash my paws that little bit extra well and as the queen make sure the others do too. We can then all help to wash mummy and daddy with a good sandpaper tongue wash of whatever bit of human skin we can find.
Most mornings I get up on the perch on the back of the door to say goodbye to mummy and give her kisses so I sneaked in a couple of little licks as well just to make sure she’s properly clean before going off to work. Daddy gets the same goodbye every morning and we all see him out of the front door so one of us can give him a quick wash on the way out too. Our little sandpaper tongues can get into all the hard to wash places that you humans might miss.
As you all know I always keep mummy company when she has her bath – I’m her little bath buddy – so I think now I’ll just make sure that she uses some extra soapy bubbles each time just to make sure she is extra clean. This also means that I’ll get a few extra rounds of damp hands each time as well which is my most favourite bath time game to play.
More recently everyone here in the UK has been saying that they might all have to stay in their own homes and not go off to work so they don’t get the nasty virus. Well this would just be amazing – imagine having mummy and daddy home all day every day, that would be such fun. We can play games, go for extra walkies, have more snuggles and of course they can give me treats anytime they want. It would be like everyday is the weekend it would be great, I love spending time with mummy and daddy.
Well, guess what mummy and daddy are both home! Daddy was feeling a bit pawly and so mummy said she had to come home too. I was very worried about daddy feeling pawly but he says he’s ok, just a bit achy but I’ll make sure I keep an eye on him and that we all give him lots of snuggles to keep him safe and warm and licks to keep him squeaky clean. It’s not as exciting as I thought though it would be though as mummy says that even though she’s home she has to work, she sits at the table typing on her keyboard and talking to people on her headphones and phone. When I sneaked a look mummy was looking at other people on her screen and talking to them. When I try and help her do her typing work she didn’t seem to think I was helping her very much. Still I’m good at supervising too so I just do that and then tell her when she’s doing something wrong. I can also help when I realise that mummy needs to take a break, it’s very important that she spends some time away from her working and pays me some attention. When I decide that mummy has worked long enough I play games with her, yesterday we played hide and seek – I’m very good at hiding so I always do that bit and mummy and daddy do the searching. mummy takes a break as I can make sure she is
It’s my job as the queen to look after my mummy and daddy so I immediately swung into action, we had a group huddle and I and gave each of us a task to do. Millie is responsible for snuggles and cuddles; Peppar is in charge of reminding mummy and daddy when it’s breakfast and dinner time and bedtime snuggles, (he can guard them from mummy’s pillow) I’m in charge of physical exercise and Angelin is in charge of playtime.
Whilst I’m out on walkies with mummy, making sure she is getting some fresh air and exercise then I remind her that it’s spring time and that there is beauty around us. I love the spring time, the flowers are starting to come out and I can smell them everywhere, the birds are flying about and I can stalk them and practice my hunting skills and there’s a few insects staring to buzz about. All such interesting sounds and smells – it’s chase time. I jump around in the daffodils, climb the trees, stalk the birds – I love doing this at any time but at the moment I’ve just got an ear out to make sure mummy is joining in with me, if she isn’t I just shout to her ‘mummy look at me, look what I’m doing, aren’t I clever?’ so it takes her mind of all the nasty news
Mummy always tells me I’m such a clever girl and that I’m doing such a good job. I’m so pleased as I love being the best I can be and if I can help mummy and daddy at the same time then that just makes it so much more worthwhile. I know from all my furriends around the world that all of us who are part of a human family are doing everything we can to look after and entertain our humans whilst they are home spending time with us. We all love having them home but it can be very tiring looking after them all day and all night, coming up with new things to do and keep them busy, keeping them clean and helping them with their work. A pussy cats idea of helping with work and typing on the keys that our humans use doesn’t always seem to be the same as our pawents idea of help. If you love someone though you do what can to help them, protect them and look after them.
At times like these we’ve all just gotta take care of and look after each other, this is a time to come together not be apart. Mummy says that I’m so good at making her go for walkies that she might ask me to help some other people so I can take them out for some exercise as well. I’m not sure about that as my walkies is very special to me, as I get to spend time together with just mummy but I’m so pleased she thinks I am doing such a good job. Apparently spending time with me can be good for you, this doesn’t surprise me as I’m a good listener and I really enjoy being stroked (as long as it’s gentle and not over my ears) – mummy and daddy always say that when they’ve spent time snuggling with me and my brother and sisters they always feel calm and relaxed.
Please everyone look out for those close to you and protect them from all the nasties out there but also be considerate to those around you and help those who are in need. We need to spread the love 💕 to beat the fear.
Before I go there’s one last message I must give to my mummy I’d just like to say Happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for rescuing me, loving me for who I am and letting me just be me. I’ll love you forever and protect you from any nasty bugs that might try to attack you (and daddy) so…
Peppar, Jenny, Millie and Angelin
Jenny’s Story 